Classical and modern Urdu poetry MCQs January 8, 2026November 25, 2024 by u930973931_answers 15 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Who is considered the pioneer of Urdu classical poetry? (A) Mir Taqi Mir (B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (C) Mirza Ghalib (D) Zauq 2. Mirza Ghalib’s poetry is mainly characterized by: (A) Satire and humor (B) Love and metaphysical themes (C) Religious devotion (D) Nationalism 3. Which poet is known for his rivalry with Ghalib in the Mughal court? (A) Dagh Dehlvi (B) Zauq (C) Sauda (D) Nazir Akbarabadi 4. The style of poetry that Mir Anis specialized in is: (A) Ghazal (B) Marsiya (C) Rubai (D) Nazm 5. Who is referred to as “Malik-ul-Shaara” (King of Poets) in classical Urdu poetry? (A) Mir Taqi Mir (B) Ghalib (C) Zauq (D) Sauda 6. Which poet is credited with introducing realism and simplicity into Urdu poetry? (A) Mir Taqi Mir (B) Nazir Akbarabadi (C) Dagh Dehlvi (D) Mirza Ghalib 7. Who is regarded as the “Poet of the East” in modern Urdu poetry? (A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (B) Josh Malihabadi (C) Allama Iqbal (D) Ahmed Faraz 8. Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry is primarily associated with: (A) Romanticism (B) Social and political themes (C) Sufism (D) Satire 9. Josh Malihabadi is known as: (A) Shayar-e-Inqilab (Poet of Revolution) (B) Shayar-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East) (C) Shayar-e-Watan (Poet of the Nation) (D) Shayar-e-Ishq (Poet of Love) 10. Which poet wrote the famous collection Naqsh-e-Faryadi? (A) Ahmad Faraz (B) Nasir Kazmi (C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (D) Parveen Shakir 11. Parveen Shakir is celebrated for her unique style in which genre of Urdu poetry? (A) Marsiya (B) Ghazal (C) Rubai (D) Qasida 12. Who wrote the famous Urdu ghazal “Ranjish Hi Sahi”? (A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (B) Ahmed Faraz (C) Nasir Kazmi (D) Mehdi Hassan (Singer) 13. Nasir Kazmi’s poetry often evokes themes of: (A) Political revolution (B) Nostalgia and nature (C) Religious devotion (D) Humor and satire 14. The famous poetic work Bang-e-Dra is written by: (A) Josh Malihabadi (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (D) Hafeez Jalandhari 15. Who is known as the pioneer of Urdu blank verse? (A) Mir Taqi Mir (B) Noon Meem Rashid (C) Josh Malihabadi (D) Nasir Kazmi